RAM Connection CONNECT Edition Update 1 (v13.1.0) Release Notes

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition  Update 1(v13.1.0) Release Notes – Updated June 2019

Enhancements:

1. New NZS3404-1997 Australian steel design standard for connection design.

    NZS3404 – Shear Connections:

• Web side plate
• Flexible end plate
• Double angle web cleats
• Bolted cover web splice plate
• Bolted / welded seat

    NZS3404 - Moment Connections:

• Base plate
• Flange plate
• Bolted end plate
• Bolted end plate splice
• Bolted cover flange splice
• Welded beam to column

2. New AISC360 directly welded connections for knee and apex joints.

Resolved Issues:

• Some *.rcnx user files were no saved properly which was causing errors when rendering reports. This was corrected, and the SQL file format is saved properly now.
• AS 4100 base plate design with custom anchors was causing the application to crash when all anchors were deleted. Now the design and optimization ignore the fasteners design for this case.
  
  
• EN 1993 bolted end plate was showing zero capacity for Class 4 beams as the effective section modulus was not being calculated. This is fixed now.
  
  
• AISC 360 single plate design was not considering correctly the eccentricity when manual option was selected. Now, no matter the single plate configuration, if the user selects manual, the design will consider the eccentricity value entered.
  
  
• RAM Connection for RAM Structural System was not mapping correctly T2L and T2LU for horizontal bracing. This is fixed now.